Universal features of terahertz absorption in disordered materials

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作者
Taraskin, S. N.
Simdyankin, S. I.
Elliott, S. R.
Neilson, J. R.
Lo, T.
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[1] Univ Cambridge St Catharines Coll, Cambridge CB2 1RL, England
[2] Univ Cambridge, Dept Chem, Cambridge CB2 1EW, England
[3] Lehigh Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Bethlehem, PA 18015 USA
[4] Teraview Ltd, Cambridge CB4 0W5, England
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.055504
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O4 [物理学];
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Using an analytical theory, experimental terahertz time-domain spectroscopy data, and numerical evidence, we demonstrate that the frequency dependence of the absorption coupling coefficient between far-infrared photons and atomic vibrations in disordered materials has the universal functional form, C(omega)=A+B omega(2), where the material-specific constants A and B are related to the distributions of fluctuating charges obeying global and local charge neutrality, respectively.
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